Necktie-holder and collar-support.



U- l- AHEARN. KTIE HOLDER AND COLLAR SUPPORT.

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APPLICATION F ILED SEPT- I3. 1916- Patented Feb. 6,1917.

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WITNESSES A TTORNEYS DANIEL JOSEPH AHEARN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

NECKTIE-HOLDER AND COLLAR-SUPPORT.

b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. AHEARN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Necktie-Holder and CollanSupport, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: to pro vide means forming a supporting guide for a necktie and an attaching member for said necktie to a collar; to provide a device of the character mentioned having means for introducing a necktie thereinto and for subsequently inclosing said device to prevent the withdrawal of said necktie; and to provide a collar-gripping portion for permanent attachment of the support thereto.

Drawings.-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar of conventional form and construction, a necktie adjusted thereto, and a support and holder for said collar and tie, said support being constructed and arranged in accordance with the present in vention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder and support of the character mentioned;

Fig. 3 is a side edge view of the same on an enlarged detail, showing the tie-holding loop closed as in its active service position;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the loop in its inactive position;

Fig. 5 is an inner side view the loop being closed;

Fig. 6 is an end elevation showing the closed end of the holder and support, the loop being closed;

of the same,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing on an enlarged scale, the holding support in service and acollar, a fragment of a shirt, and a portion of a necktie in active relation thereto.

Description-As seen in the drawings, the neckband 12 of a necktie 13, is preliminarily disposed in the loop 14 of a device such as above characterized. The loop 14 is formed from resilient metal or other suitable material, bent upon itself to form a central portion 15, an end portion 16, and an outer portion 17. The loop 14 is primarily formed by the central portion 15 and the outer portion 17, and is normally closed by a latch end 18 when the same is snapped over a rounded extremity 19, as shown best in Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 13, 1916.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917. Serial No. 119,e30.

3 of the drawings. The latch end 18 when pressed overthe extremity 19 springs from its normal shape to permit the introduction of the said extremity 19 which it thereafter holds.

The purpose of the openended loop con struction above described is to permit the introduction of the narrow neckband portion 12 of fashioned ties, where the ends are bulky to prevent the passage thereof through the loop 14.

In order that the neckband 12 may enter the loop freely, the end of the portion 17 is pried outward from the central portion 15 until the latch end 18 is separated from the extremity 19 to form a passageway there between for the said neckband.

' When the neckband has been introduced into the loop let, the latch end 18 is pressed over into engagement with the extremity 19. The holder and support together with the neckband are now introduced on the collar and on the collar-band 20 thereof. It will be understood that if the collar is of the folding type, such as shown in the drawings, the holder and neckband 12 are placed between the collar-band 20 and the apron of the collar.

To firmly engage the-collar, the end portion 16 has formed therein, between the extremes thereof, an inset 21. A corresponding offset 22 is formed on the central portion '15. The said inset and offset are normally juxtaposed as seen best in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

When, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, the collar-band 20 is forced between the portions 15 and 16, held in service. The portion 16 serves a further purpose of holding the collar to the neckband 23 of the shirt and to the fly 24. The portion 16 is inserted between the fly and the collar-band 20.

When in service the collar is to be removed, the portion 16 is pressed downward out of engagement with the fly, the neck-tie being retained in its relation to the collar by the holder, which remains on the collar, being held by the portions 15 and 16 as pre viously indicated.

Claim:

A device as characterized comprising aclosed loop portion, and a clip portion integrally connected with said loop portion and cooperating therewith for engaging a collar-band when disposed in service; and

it is gripped thereby and means for closing in Service said loop porbe opened for receiving the portion of a tion, said means embodying a bent resiilient necktie to be supported therein.

end of the 100 ortion forming one si e of i T I 1 said 100p por t id n, said end being adapted DABIEL JOSEPH AHEARB' for yieldingly engaging the end of the loop Witnesses:

portion forming the opposite side of said JAMES H. TULLY,

100p portion, whereby said loop portion may i OATHRINE TULLY.

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